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...Valentine's Day celebrations following protests by the parent organization of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's BharatiyaJanataParty. Protests against the festival picked up again this week in Uttar Pradesh when activists of the Hindu Jagran...

...the state's Congress-led government failing to protect minorities. The Congress Party blamed Vajpayee's BharatiyaJanataParty for "spreading communal venom in tribal areas of the state leading to the ghastly killing of the priest." Increasing...

...coalition. The Congress party-led alliance won 139 seats in the Maharashtra state legislature, defeating the BharatiyaJanataParty-Shiv Sena coalition, which won 118 seats. Small parties and independents received 31 seats, with several...

...Delhi. The ritual, which also became an anti-government demonstration, was condemned by leaders of the ruling BharatiyaJanataParty - predictably, since the Dalits comprise more than 1 billion people and are the largest single voting block in...

...Valentine's Day celebrations following protests by the parent organization of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's BharatiyaJanataParty. Protests against the festival picked up again this week in Uttar Pradesh when activists of the Hindu Jagran...

...did not elaborate. "We are ready for any sort of inquiry," said V.K. Malhotra, a leader of Vajpayee's BharatiyaJanataParty. On Wednesday, Jana Krishnamurthy was chosen acting president of the party, Star News channel reported. The...

...com and made public last week - included the resignation of Defense Minister George Fernandes and the ruling BharatiyaJanataParty's chief, Bangaru Laxman. One of the key partners of the 24-member ruling coalition, the Trinamool Congress...

...Minister Narendra Modi, who has since been called on to resign. Modi belongs to Vajpayee's Hindu-nationalist BharatiyaJanataparty. He was called to New Delhi for consultations with the prime minister but has so far managed to retain his job...

...Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's party by a single ballot in a confidence vote. Vajpayee's coalition, led by the BharatiyaJanataParty, said if Congress failed to get a majority, the BJP should be able to try again because it remained the largest...

...particularly rural areas, remains mired in poverty. On Thursday, the alliance led by the Hindu nationalist BharatiyaJanataParty found itself ousted in a stunning upset. The results of the vote paved the way for the return of the Congress...